TheImplicationsof"GayGene"StudiesforQueerbyChoicePeople

Acknowledging that some of us have chosen our sexual
preferences does not require us to disprove any "gay
gene" studies. None of the studies which have gained
worldwide attention over the past several decades has even
claimed to be able to find biological causes for
all queer people's queerness. On the
contrary—dozens of studies have found substantial numbers
of identical twins who have different sexual preferences, so the
very most that any biologists are even hoping
to prove is that biology is one of multiple factors that
may influence sexual preference. However, the current evidence
for even the slightest direct biological influence on sexual
preference is extremely shaky at best, and has been ridiculously
overhyped by the homo and hetero media alike. (We specify
direct biological influence here because
everything that people do is "biologically
influenced" in the sense that it depends upon the existence
of a living, biological human being.)

As you read the critiques of "gay gene" studies on
this website and other queer by choice websites, bear in mind
that even some of us who consider ourselves queer by choice do
believe in some form of the "gay gene"
theory—either that some people's queerness is 100%
chosen but other people's queerness is 100% biologically
determined, or that both choice and biology have some direct
influence on all people's queerness. But also bear in mind
that some of us reject the "gay gene" theories
completely. And no matter what beliefs we as individuals may hold
about "gay gene" theories, the media hype about these
theories has had a profound impact on the way that all our
choices are perceived.